After they abandoned during Hatikvah: MK from the Joint List demands to change the national anthem

MK Dr. Faten Ghattas (Joint List) demanded to change the national anthem "Hatikvah" and reconsider its legal status in an interview to Makan Channel, less than a week after his faction walked out during the anthem at the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset. Ghattas said his faction has always called for changing the anthem and that legislation on the matter could be reconsidered. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared a previous expose by the channel about the faction's ties with Fatah and called not to form a government with supporters of terror. The demand comes amid coalition negotiations, after the president tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming the government.

MK Dr. Faten Ghattas, number 3 on the Joint List, demanded to change the national anthem "Hatikvah" and reconsider its legal status. The remarks were made in an interview to Makan Channel, less than a week after his faction walked out of the plenum during the singing of the anthem at the swearing-in of the 26th Knesset. Ghattas said his faction has always called for changing the anthem, and that legislation on the matter could be reconsidered. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared a previous expose by the channel about the faction's ties with Fatah and called not to form a government with supporters of terror. The demand comes amid coalition negotiations, after the president tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming the government.